Hopes for the new year perfect cure for post-Christmas blues

Thursday

Only a few days after Christmas, and I’m already in that post-winter wonderland depression stage.

B101 is back to its usual soft rock music selection, “Elf” is no longer being played on repeat and even the Hallmark Channel has ceased all cheesy Christmas movies.

The mall is dominated by mobs of people with returns, all crazy Christmas shoppers are long gone and bright lights, reindeer and light-up snowmen are beginning to dwindle on the lawns of many.

Christmas is officially over.

But a new year is just around the corner.

A new beginning, a fresh start, whatever you want to call it, it’s a chance to start anew. It is the perfect opportunity to bring a positive outlook to the table and make amends. Resolutions are made (those both kept and forgotten), cheer is spread and kindness is captured. Photos are being snapped left and right and cries of “carpe diem!” can be heard miles away.

For some, New Year’s is the thrill of the Times Square ball dropping, while for others, it is the family time that comes with the holiday.

We make promises to ourselves, our friends and our peers and are overcome with that last little bit of the Christmas season cheer.

The thoughts of returning to school and work the next day are shoved to the back of our minds in the hope that the moment the clock strikes midnight can be captured forever.

Wishes of hope and health for the new year are often made, and life is put into perspective.

We pledge to forget about the small things in life, spend more time with family and be a little more thoughtful in our daily events.

Losing weight, exercising more and eating healthier are common resolutions, while others vow to travel the world and make more time to read.

Some make no resolutions at all except to simply enjoy life in the upcoming 366 days.

Whether you fear failing at your promise to yourself or swear you’ll keep your end of the bargain, New Year’s is a favorite holiday among many — and not just because of the sparkly dresses, wild atmosphere and seemingly never-ending parties.

It’s about the yelps of cheer in watching the countdown on TV, the crazy family get-togethers and the hugs of joy.

It’s the thrill we feel banging pots and pans and spraying silly string in the middle of the night and the bucket lists made for the year presented before us.

It’s our chance to seize the day — one handful of confetti at a time.

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